Karl Agne is an independent consultant providing strategy, message, and research services to a variety of political, corporate, and non-profit clients. He also serves as Senior Advisor to Democracy Corps, a non-partisan, non-profit organization he helped found in 1999 with James Carville, Stan Greenberg, and Bob Shrum. Democracy Corps and its founders provide insight into public opinion on a wide variety of issues and ongoing strategic advice to congressional and party leaders, candidates, and a variety of unions, public interest groups, and allied organizations dedicated to a more progressive Congress and White House.
Agne took a leave of absence from Democracy Corps in the summer of 2000 to help direct national public opinion research and message development for the Gore-Lieberman campaign as a Senior Associate with Greenberg Quinlan Research. He oversaw the national polling program for the campaign and conducted focus groups around the country that helped craft the bold populist message that carried Gore from a 17-point deficit to the highest popular vote total of any Democratic presidential nominee.
Prior to founding Democracy Corps, Agne was a Senior Analyst with Greenberg Quinlan, the premier public opinion research firm providing strategic consultation and issue management for organizations and political parties throughout the world. While at Greenberg Quinlan, Agne conducted research for the Democratic National Committee, directed Democratic polling efforts for the League of Conservation Voters’ highly successful "Dirty Dozen" campaign in 1998 and assisted in the election of British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1997.
Agne received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA and earned a Master of Arts in campaign management from the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.
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